Razor



1951 H. A. BLANCHARD\ 2,565,062

RAZOR Filed Nov. 14, 1949 INVENTOR Patented Aug. 21, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2565,06? iaAzoR Hyman A.-Elancha1-d, Buffalo, N. 'Y. Applicationhlovember 14, 1949, Serial No. 127,129 3 Claims. o1. co -4c) This invention relates to 'certain new and useful improvements in razors.

It has forone of its objects to provide a multibladed razor havinga self-contained blade holder or head which is so designed that the user may readily by shifting it to one or more positions, selectively present different-cutting edges forshaving, and which is so constructed that, after the several cutting edges have been used and are no longer keen-and sharp, the holder with its blades is disposed of as a unit, thereby eliminating the time-consuming task of removing and inserting blades.

Another object of the invention is tozprovide a simple, compact and inexpensive razor of this character which consists of a blade holder or magazine and handle with the parts so designed that the handle is detachably connected to the holder to assume one or more'different radial or axial positions relative to the holder, and wherein the blades, after assembly on the holder at the factory are not disturbed or adjusted or replaced by the user but when used up is replaced with a new an'd'fresh bladeholder for attachmentto th same handle.

"Other features of the invention reside in the construction and arrangement or parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved razor embodying my invention. Figure 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary end view thereof, partly in section. Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side view thereof, partly in section. Figure 4 is a sectional end view, similar to Figure 2, showing a modified form of the invention. Figure 5 is a sectional side view thereof. Figure 6 is a sectional end view of another modification. Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional side view thereof, taken in the plane of line ll, Figure 6.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, ill indicates the blade holder or magazine-body for receiving and supporting a plurality of blades I i in permanent relation thereto so that the holder and blades are a self-contained unit, and [2 indicates a handle which is adapted to be detachably connected to the magazine at different radial points thereof for selectively positioning the razor in different blade-use positions, so that as a given blade becomes dull the user merely changes the position of the hanfile to present another blade to a showing position. As shown by dotted lines in Figure 1,the handle may also be positioned axially of the magazine to effect the use of the razor in a manner simulating that of the straight razor.

The blade holder or magazine It! is preferably cylindrical in shape and made of alight metal'or plastic material and cut, molded or otherwise formed in'its surface area plurality of substantially tangential slots or grooves 13 extending lengthwise of the magazine from end to end thereof to receive companion blades. By preference, the slots are paired "or arranged in sets of two atieach shaving position, as-shownin Figure 2, wherein four different shaving positions are depicted'and with the two blades at each position bein in juxtaposition and in parallel. relation so that turn cutting edges are provided at each position for simultaneous presentation to they beard of the user. Viewing'Figure 2, the two sets of "blades at each diametrically opposite side'of the vertical axis of the "magazine-body converge outwardly or toward each other, and disposed in the surface of such body between these convergingsets of blades are shallow longitudinal recesses or grooves II-l in which the lather and beard particles may'collect during the shaving operation, and with that edge or marginal .=portio'n'of the recess adjoining the blade inwuse serving as a guard. It will be noted that the cutting edges of the blades project slightly beyond the surface of the magazine and the blades are fixedly secured in their slots by a press fit or otherwise, it being understood that they are properly set in the magazine at the factory and are not intended to be adjustable or detachable. The ends of the magazine and their blades may be closed by caps 15 which are screwed or otherwise fitted in openings [6 formed in the ends of the magazine.

The magazine-body I0 is provided in its top and bottom sides and centrally thereof, viewing Figures 1 and 2, with radially-tapped holes or sockets I! for detachably receiving the threaded end of the handle i2 in one or the other of two radial positions for normal use of the razor, while the end caps l5 have axially-tapped holes or sockets l8 therein for receiving the handle in endwise relation should the user desire to use the razor in that manner. When the handle is placed in the full line position shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the blades II in the upper side of the magazine are useable by presenting one set or the other set of such blades to the face, it being only necessar to turn or twist the razor as a unit about the handle as an axis for this purpose. When it is desired to use the blades in the lower side of the magazine, then the handle is removed and inserted in the companion hole H in the upper side of the magazine. When all the blades have served their purpose and become dull, the magazine is disposed of and a new one substituted therefor, utilizing the same handle.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 and 5, the magazine body I9 has four equallyspaced, tangential slots 20 therein to receive a companion blade H. In the face of the body between its blade-slots it has flattened portions 2| which form collecting recesses for the lather during shaving. Also formed between its bladeslots the magazine has radially-tapped openings 22 to receive the handle 23 in one or another of them depending upon the particular blade that is intended to be used. In this form of the invention, the handle is changed for each operating blade position. As in the previously described construction, caps 24 are provided at the ends. of the magazine.

In the modification shown in Figures 6 and '7, the blades 25 are molded directly into the magazine body 26 and enclosed at their ends thereby.

While manifestly simple, compact and inexpensive in construction, this razor is easy to use, and its blades are always in a set position for use, requiring only a re-positioning of the handle relative to the magazine to present that blade or set of blades for instantaneous operation. Furthermore, when all the blades have been used up or dulled, the magazin is thrown away and a new one employed, and this self-contained blade assembly reduces the effort and chore as well as the time element of shaving to a minimum because there is no changing of blades or other acts such as are required in the use of safety razors now on the market.

I claim as my invention:

1. A razor of the character described, comprising a cylindrical magazine body having a plurality of blades secured thereto with their cutting edges exposed at the surface of such body for selective use and having a plurality of openings therein, some of the openings being disposed radially and others axially of said body, and a bandle for detachable engagement with one or another of said openings.

2. A razor of the character described, com prising a cylindrical body having a plurality ofsets of blades secured thereto in substantially tangential relation to the peripheral surface thereof and with their cutting edges coextensive with and exposed at the surface of such body, each set of blades constituting one of a plurality of selective shaving stations and consisting of two blades disposed in substantially close parallel re-- lation, said body having a plurality of handleengaging elements thereon in predetermined relation to said sets of blades, and a handle for detachable engagement with one or another of said elements to assume an operative shaving position companion to a selected set of blades.

3. A razor of the character described, comprising a cylindrical body having a plurality of sets of blades secured thereto in substantially tangential relation to the peripheral surface thereof and with their cutting edges coextensive with and exposed at the surface of such body, each set of blades constituting one of a plurality of selective shaving stations and consisting of two blades disposed in substantially close parallel relation, certain sets of blades being disposed at one side of said body and converging outwardly and the remaining sets of blades being disposed at the diametrically opposite side of said body and likewise converging outwardly, said body having depressions in the surface thereof between adjoining sets of blades and in parallel relation thereto and openings disposed radially in those diametrically opposite sides of the body at right angles to said depressions, and a handle for detachable engagement with one or another of said openings.

HYMAN A. BLANCHARD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,007,847 Carlson Nov. '7, 1911 1,910,310 Walker et al May 23, 1933 2,127,881 Morris Aug. 23, 1938 2,352,813 Testi July 4, 1944 

